Celtic Fiddling Links



Here of some of my favorite Celtic Fiddling links:


First of all, there's the contact page for the Potomac Valley Scottish Fiddle Club, of which I am a member.

If you're in the D.C. area and are interested in Scottish Fiddle, there's no better place to go than the Washington Conservatory of Music, where Elke Baker, my instructor, teaches.

The next best place to check out is my DC Scottish Session blog, where I keep track of all the traditional Scottish music sessions and workshop around the greater DC area.

Here's a collection of the Scottish Fiddle tune books I own and where you can find them on the web:

Tune Book
(Books in italics are editions I don't own)
 Info
 Dates Published
 Sources
The Scots Fiddle V. 1
The Scots Fiddle V. 2
The Scots Fiddle V. 3 		1.-Tunes and Tales from the NE and Central Highlands
2.-
3.- 		--- FSCM, TnT
FSCM, TnT
FSCM, TnT
The Patrick McDonald Collection:
1.-Modern critical ed.
2.-Photoreproduction of original printing
One of the earliest Highland tune collections
Modern critical edition includes tune notes by R. Cannon
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1.-TnT
2.-FC, SP
The Simon Fraser Collection Photoreproduction of the original edition
Including airs collected from the period 1715-1745 		--- CP, FSCM, LiAM, MLM, EI
The Malcolm McDonald Collection:
1.-Modern reprinting
2.-Photoreproduction of original printing
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1.-TnT
2.-FC
The William Marshall Collections Photoreproduction of the original edition
Comprising four volumes: "Marshall's Scottish Airs" (1822), "A Collection of Strathspeys, Reels ... Composed by William Marshall" (1781), "Volume 2nd of a Collection of Scottish Melodies, Jigs, Slow Airs, Etc" (1845), and "Kinrara" (1800).
Republished by Jack Perron and Randy Miller. Fiddlecase Books, HC 63 Box 104, East Alstead, N.H. 		1978
(orig. pub.
1781-1845) 		MLM
1.-The Gow Collections of Scottish Dance Music (modern printing)
2.-Gow: First through Sixth Collections
3.-Gow: The Complete Repository (4 volumes)
Gow: 4.-Ancient and Curious Collection of Scotland
5.-Beauties of Neil Gow
6.-Nathaniel Gow: Vocal Melodies 		1.-ed. Carlin (missing Col 3? & 6?, no bass lines,
medleys split into sections).
2.-Photoreproduction of the original edition
3.-Photoreproduction of the original edition
4.-Photoreproduction of the original edition
5.-Photoreproduction of the original edition
6.-Photoreproduction of the original edition 		1.----
(fr. 1784-1822)
2.-1784-1822
3.-1799
4.-1823
5.-1819
6.-???
 1.-LiAM, MLM

2.-FC
3.-FC
4.-FC
5.-FC
6.-FC
The Mackintosh Collections:
1.-Modern reprinting
2.-Photoreproduction of original printing 		Four volumes of compositions by Robert Mackintosh w/ bass lines ---
1.-FSCM, TnT
2.-FC
The Alexander Walker Collection --- --- CP, FC, FSCM, MLM
The Harp & Claymore:
J. Scott Skinner 		Photoreproduction of the original edition
Tunes include bass lines by Grieg 		--- CP, FC, FSCM, MLM, EI
The Scottish Violinist:
J. Scott Skinner 		Photoreproduction of the original edition --- CP, FC, FSCM, TnT, LiAM, MLM, EI
The Glen Collection:
1.-Modern reprinting
2.-Photoreproduction of original printing 		2 volumes ---
1.-FSCM, TnT
2.-FC
The Atholl Collection:
1.-Modern printing
2.-Photoreproduction of original printing 		collected by James Stewart Robertson
 ---
1884
1.-FSCM, TnT
2.-FC
The Skye Collection Collected by Keith Norman MacDonald
Photoreproduction of the original edition 		1887 CP, LiAM, MLM, EI
Kerr's Caledonian Collection
Kerr's Merry Melodies V. 1
Kerr's Merry Melodies V. 2
Kerr's Merry Melodies V. 3
Kerr's Merry Melodies V. 4
 Photoreproduction of the original editions --- FSCM, LiAM
FSCM, LiAM
FSCM, LiAM
FSCM, LiAM
FSCM, LiAM
Ceol na Fidhle V. 1-2
V.1 (alone)
V. 2 (alone)
Ceol na Fidhle V. 3-4
V. 3 (alone)
V. 4 (alone)
Ceol na Fidhle V. 5-6 		ed. Christine Martin; a collection of popular tunes. Heavy on the pipe tunes.
This is often the "first book" Scottish fiddlers play from. 		--- V.1-2: TnT, LiAM, MLM, EI
V.1: TnT
V.2: FC, TnT
V.3-4: FC, TnT, MLM, EI
V.3: TnT
V.4: TnT
V.5-6: TnT, MLM, EI
The Tom Anderson Collections V. 1
V.2
V.3
V.4 		Shetland's signature composer --- FSCM
FSCM
FSCM
FSCM
Jerry Holland's Collection
A Second Collection 		--- --- CP, MLM
CP, FC, MLM, EI


For more great collections of Scottish (and other Celtic) sheet music try these vendors:
FC = Fiddler's Crossing
FSCM = Foot Stompin' Celtic Music
TnT = Taigh na Teud
CP = Cranford Publications
SP = Scottpress
LiAM = Lark in the Morning
MLM = Maple Leaf Music
EI = Elderly Instruments


The maker of my baroque violin and bows can be found at Walter Mahr Gegenbau. For general supplies for violins, try Southwest Strings.  Other good source for violins and supplies is Giardinelli, and Shar Music. An excellent source for strings (for just about any stringed instrument) is Just Strings. For luthier supplies, try International Luthier Supply, or Quinn Violins, the latter also is a general violin supply vendor. A good source for violin and other instrument cases is Fine Cases.


Schatten Design is a maker of pick-up microphones for violin.

The page background is the Walker Hunting tartan, registered by Robert Walker Hawks of Tennessee in 1991. Despite the name, the dress tartan is restricted to wear during performance of Highland Dance. It's mainly characterized by the substution of some of the field by white. I've had to mute the tartan somewhat to make it possible to read text on it!





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Last Updated 17 May 2005, 5:10 PM ET